i got 19,000 miles out of the tyres on the back of my multispace, must be just modern tyres i guess.

Possible torsion beam fault. measure the gap between the top inner edge of the tyre and the wheel arch by way of seeing how many fingers you can fit, if one side is different to the other ( noticable difference not a couple of mil ) then sounds like torsion beam bearings are worn resulting in the rear wheel sitting at an angle.

hi all, i've got the peugeot partner teepee, exactly the same.......

i have contacted local tyre fitters whom have a contract for courier firms, they said that they have had all their citreon/peugeots in for rear tyres before the fronts. he said that the rear suspension has a design fault and has too much rear toe in , which cannot be adjusted... he said to complain to peugeot / citreon and say you are not happy with the expense due to their design fault.

I remember ford had an issue with the time required to change a clutch on the new mondeo and if the clutch went within 3 years of buying the car they would pay half of the labour.

My experience with both citreon ( we have had 3 piccassos and a couple of peugeots ) is that their technical assistance lines are lacking and some problems you have to research on the net and tell them how to fix it.... ( throttle issues on early piccasso hdi, same throttle fitted to rover 600 same fault, citreon unaware of fault and had car in 3 times to fix...)

sorry if a bit of a rant but with 2 rear tyres costing £80-150 each after 16,000miles i am a bit peeved, let alone the fronts will need doing in a month or two.

Cheers David

Hello All,

I too have a problem with excessive rear tyre wear on my 2009 Berlingo Multispace.

While I was on holiday this year a owner of a Berlingo told me to look out for excessive wear on both back tyres. He said that Citroen had replaced both back tyres and accepted that there was a problem with uneven wear on both tyres.

My dealer has passed me on to Citroen UK and they have told me the problem is to much weight in the boot. So does this mean my five seater now becomes a two seater as I can't have any weight in the back.

I have owned cars since I was 19 and now 60 and have never seen wear like this before.

The car has done 19000 miles and the other three tyres have not wear on them at all.

I am waiting for Citroen to contact me and I will post the reply.

Regards,

Bram Bram

Ref Berlingo tyre wear, I have a van still under Citroen warranty suffering from excessive & uneven rear tyre wear. The rear tyres are wearing out on the outsides and need changing before the front tyres do. Rear axle geometry has been checked by dealer and by an independent and found to be within spec, but clearly there is a design fault. Citroen UK refuse to admit this, despite overwhelming evidence and written expert opinion! Complaint was escalated to SMMT "Motor Codes", but they refuse to act (surprise surprise - look who pays them?!)

Obviously' given the number of similar complaints on this website. there is a design fault with this van and the multispace variant. I have the old tyres & photo's etc etc. Only recourse left is to claim against the dealer under The Sale of Goods Act 1979" as the act makes no provision to sue manufacturers under these circumstances. It is not the dealer's fault so I wonder if a County Court claim for the extra cost of replacing rear tyres during my ownership (approx £600.00) is likely to succeed? Anyone got any ideas?